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Abate (v)

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to lessen in intensity or degree

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Accolade (n)

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an expression of praise

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Adulation (n)

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excessive praise; intense adoration

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Aesthetic (adj)

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dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful

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Ameliorate (v)

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to make better or more tolerable

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Ascetic (n)

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one who practices rigid self-denial, esp. as an act of religious devotion

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Avariance (n)

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greed, esp. for wealth

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Axiom (n)

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a universally recognized principle

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Burgeon (v)

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to grow rapidly or flourish

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Bucolic (adj)

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rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants

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Cacophony (noun)

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harsh, jarring, discordant sound, dissonance

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Canon (n)

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an establishment set of principles or code laws, often religious in nature

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Castigation (n)

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severe criticism or punishment

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Catalyst (n)

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a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change

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Caustic (adj)

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burning or stinging; causing corrosion

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Chary (adj)

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wary; cautious; sparing

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Cogent (adj)

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appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing

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Complaisance (n)

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the willingness to comply with the wishes of others

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Contentious (adj)

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argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement

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Contrite (adj)

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regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness

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Culpable (adj)

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deserving blame

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Dearth (n)

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smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack

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Demur (v)

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to question or oppose

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Didactic (adj)

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intended to teach or instruct

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Discretion (n)

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cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions

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Disinterested (adj)

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free of bias or self-interest; impartial

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Dogmatic (adj)

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expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles

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Ebullience (n)

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the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings

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Eclectic (adj)

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composed of elements drawn from various sources

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Elegy (n)

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a mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead

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Emollient (adj)/(n)

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soothing, esp. to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smoothes the skin

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Empirical (adj)

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based on experiment or observation

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Enigmatic (adj)

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mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand

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Ephemeral (adj)

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brief; fleeting

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Esoteric (adj)

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intended for or understood by a small, specific group

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Eulogy (n)

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A speech honoring the dead

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Exonerate (v)

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to remove blame

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Facetious (adj)

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playful; humorous

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Fallacy (n)

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an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief

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Furtive (adj)

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marked by stealth; covert;surreptitious

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Gregarious (adj)

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sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people

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Harangue (v)/(n)

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to deliver a pompous speech or tirade; a long, pompous speech

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Heretical (adj)

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violating accepted dogma or convention

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Hyperbole (n)

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an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech

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Impecunious (adj)

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lacking funds; without money

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Incipient (adj)

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beginning to come into being or to become apparent

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Inert (adj)

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unmoving; lethargic; sluggish

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Innocuous (adj)

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harmless; causing no damage

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Intransigent (adj)

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refusing to compromise

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Inveigle (v)

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to obtain by deception or flattery

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Morose (adj)

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sad; sullen; melancholy

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Odious (adj)

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evoking intense aversion or dislike

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Opaque (adj)

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impenetrable by light; not reflecting light

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Oscillation (n)

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the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm

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Penurious (adj)

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penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous

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Pernicious (adj)

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extremely harmful in a way that is not easily seen or noticed

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Peruse (v)

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to examine with great care

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Pious (adj)

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extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion

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Precursor (n)

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one that precedes and indicates or announces another

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Preen (adj)

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to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care

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Prodigious (adj)

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abundant in size, force, extent, extraordinary

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Prolific (adj)

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producing large volumes or amounts; productive

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Putrefy (v)

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to rot; to decay and give off a foul smell

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Quaff (v)

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to drink deeply

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Quiescence (n)

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stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest

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Redoubtable (adj)

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awe-inspiring; worthy of honor

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Sanction (n)/(v)

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authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance; to give permission authority

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Satire (n)

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a literary work that ridicules or critizes a human vice through humor or derision

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Squalid (adj)

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sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect

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Stoic (adj)

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indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain: stead fast

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Supplant (v)

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to take the place of; to supersede

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Torpid (adj)

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lethargic; sluggish; dormant

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Ubiquitous (adj)

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existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread

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Urbane (adj)

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sophisticated; refined; elegant

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Vilify (v)

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to defame; to characterize harshly

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Viscous (adj)

A

thick, sticky

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